Policy & planning changes

​​Share your thoughts on proposed changes for 103-109 George Street, Redfern​

Redfern

Open for feedback

We invite your feedback on this proposal.

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What we’re doing

This heritage site contains 3 buildings: the former Redfern Telephone Exchange on Redfern Street, built in 1913 and the current Redfern Telephone Exchange buildings located on George Street, built in 1957 and 1974.

A heritage review has found the buildings on George Street don’t meet the threshold for heritage listing.

We propose to change the boundary of the heritage listing to remove these structures while retaining the heritage listing at 117A Redfern Street, the former Redfern Telephone Exchange.

This will amend schedule 5 of the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012 and the associated heritage map.

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Two-storey brick building with arched windows and a red tiled roof, partially obscured by a leafy tree, with a bench and a bus stop sign on the pavement in front.
A large, modern building with rooftop aerials stands at a street junction in an urban area, surrounded by smaller structures and trees under a clear sky.
An aerial map highlighting the specific lots of 103-109 George Street shaded blue and 117A Redfern Street shaded green. The map shows the property boundary for these addresses as well as the surrounding streets ad buildings.

How you can give feedback

Consultation closes at 5pm on Thursday 8 October 2026.

  1. Complete our survey

    You’ll need to log in with a City of Sydney account to complete the survey. If you don’t have an account, it’s easy to create one.

  2. Email or post your feedback

    You can give your feedback by email to [email protected] or post to:

    Matt Devine
    City of Sydney
    456 Kent Street
    Sydney NSW 2000

  3. Talk to us

How to have your say

Anyone can give feedback. Your feedback must: 

  • be in writing and include the development address or application number 
  • include your contact details (postal or email address) so we can acknowledge receipt 
  • be submitted during the public consultation period. 

We may discuss applications over the phone, but these conversations are not considered feedback. 

All feedback we receive will be considered and summarised in reports. We won’t consider anonymous feedback. 

Your feedback is not confidential and may be accessed under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act). We may use your name or address when responding to concerns about a planning proposal or development application. In some cases, your feedback may be provided to the NSW Government, which manages its own publication process. 

If you submit feedback on behalf of an organisation, the organisation’s name will be published in reports unless you request otherwise. 

For more details, see our community engagement strategy and community participation plan.

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